,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,mr4  
,coll9s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,wat]         
,pollution ,control ,act ) respect to   
g5]al p]mits "u ! national pollutant    
dis*>ge elim9ation sy/em1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,cl>ify+ ,f$]al ,g5]al  
,p]mits ,act4  #b4 ,f$]al g5]al p]mits  
,section #djb7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acdb7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#f7 7,a7 ,! ,adm9i/rator may  
issue g5]al p]mits "u ?is section on a  
,/ate1 regional1 or nationwide basis1 or
 = a del9eat$ area1 = dis*>ges associat$
 ) any category ( activities1 :i*       
dis*>ges are ( simil> types & f simil>  
s\rces4  7,b7 ,if a g5]al p]mit issu$ "u
 ?is section w expire & ! ,adm9i/rator  
decides n to issue a new g5]al p]mit =  

dis*>ges simil> to ^? cov]$ by ! expir+ 
g5]al p]mit1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all publi% 
9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a notice ( su*       
decision at lea/ two ye>s prior to !    
expiration ( ! g5]al p]mit4  7,c7 7i7   
,if a g5]al p]mit issu$ "u ?is section  
expires & ! ,adm9i/rator has n publi%$ a
 notice 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b71
 ! ,adm9i/rator %all1 until ! date      
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7--  7,i7 cont9ue  
to apply ! t]ms1 conditions1 &          
requirem5ts ( ! expir$ g5]al p]mit to   
any dis*>ge t 0 cov]$ by ! expir$ g5]al 
p]mit2 &  7,,ii7 apply su* t]ms1        
conditions1 & requirem5ts to any dis*>ge
 t w\ld h be5 cov]$ by ! expir$ g5]al   
p]mit 79 accordance ) any relevant      
requirem5ts = su* cov]age7 if ! dis*>ge 
_h occurr$ be=e su* expiration4  7ii7 ,!
 date describ$ 9 ?is clause is ! e>li]  
(-- 7,i7 ! date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator   
issues a new g5]al p]mit = dis*>ges     
simil> to ^? cov]$ by ! expir$ g5]al    
p]mit2 or  7,,ii7 ! date t is #b ye>s   
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,adm9i/rator       

publi%es 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a notice ( a
 decision n to issue a new g5]al p]mit =
 dis*>ges simil> to ^? cov]$ by ! expir$
 g5]al p]mit4  4